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 Carolyn Niebruegge May                    Michael L. May

Vol. 4 Is. 9                                                                   April 1, 2015

 

 

From the Editor

 

March has been another very busy month for us.  I have to agree with Mike when he says, “I don’t know how we had time to work.”  I don’t think we could fit a job into the calendar these days.  Of course, we didn’t have as many doctors’ appointments back then and we didn’t help our kids as much as we do today.  Just glad we are near Karen and can help her and Mark when they need something.  Would be glad to do the same for Kevin and Brenda if we weren’t so far from them.

 

Mike’s eye has continued to improve.  The fluid was completely gone 4 weeks after the shot so he didn’t have to have another one.  We went back to the doctor just before we left on our trip and the fluid was still gone and Mike saw back to where he was before the fluid came.  We just continue to pray that the fluid won’t come back and that his vision will not deteriorate any more and hopefully continue to improve some. 

 

We went to Georgia to celebrate Parker’s 3rd birthday.  He had a Mickey Mouse party on Saturday, March 21st and several of his friends from pre-school were there to help him celebrate.  On March 24th, his actual birthday, we had a family celebration with Mom, Dad, Raegan, Grandma, Grandpa, Papa, and Nana helping him celebrate.

 

We did enjoy our 4 plus days with the little ones in Georgia.  They are growing and changing so fast.  I can hardly believe the changes from one trip to the next and it has only been 10 weeks since we last saw them.  Raegan is so independent and does so many things by herself.  She may be an actress when she grows up as I don’t believe I have ever seen a 4 year old who expresses herself so dramatically with words, actions, and eye expressions.  Parker is not far behind and has become a little boy, no longer a toddler.  We so enjoy being able to Facetime with them when we are apart but so many of the things they do you just don’t see on Facetime.

 

We went from Georgia across to the Dallas/Fort Worth area to visit my cousins on the Niebruegge side.  I hadn’t seen them in 2 to 4 years so we had lots of catching up to do.  We so enjoyed the visiting and hope it won’t be so long before we see everyone again.

 

From there we have been to Dumas, Texas, to visit Mike’s cousin.  Really enjoyed the visit there.  Then we came back to the Snyder area via Elk City to visit cousins of Mike’s.  This was the first time in over 45 years since Mike had seen one of them and it has been 6 or 7 years since he had seen the other one.   Again, a very good visit.

 

Now that we are in southwest Oklahoma, we are looking forward to visiting my brother and his family along with Mike’s cousins and as many of our friends as we can catch up with.  I am particularly looking forward to the Snyder High School Reunion on Saturday.  I hope as many of my classmates as possible can make the reunion. 

 

After a few more days of visiting in Oklahoma, we will head back home to Virginia.   The calendar is already full of appointments when we get back.  Again, how did we ever have time to work.  Retirement is really a good thing when you get to be our age.

 

cnm

 

 

 

Content Contributors for the Week

 

Geary McDowell

Kate (Roberts) Stafford, Class of 1955

Gary Wax

 

All those who sent messages to the Email “Bag”

 

Thank you all!

 

 

 

Remembering…

 

Life in the Fifties

 

Long ago and far away, in a land that time forgot,
Before the days of Dylan, or the dawn of Camelot.
There lived a race of innocents, and they were you and me,

For Ike was in the White House in that land where we were born,
Where navels were for oranges, and Peyton Place was porn.

We longed for love and romance, and waited for our Prince,
Eddie Fisher married Liz, and no one's seen him since.
We danced to 'Little Darlin,' and sang to 'Stagger Lee'
And cried for Buddy Holly in the Land That Made Me, Me.

Only girls wore earrings then, and 3 was one too many,
And only boys wore flat-top cuts, except for Peter Pan Mary.
And only in our wildest dreams did we expect to see
A boy named George with Lipstick, in the Land That Made Me, Me.

We fell for Frankie Avalon, Annette was oh, so nice,
And when they made a movie, they never made it twice.
We didn't have a Star Trek Five, or Psycho Two and Three,
Or Rocky-Rambo Twenty in the Land That Made Me, Me.

Miss Kitty had a heart of gold, and Chester had a limp,
And Reagan was a Democrat whose co-star was a chimp.
We had a Mr. Wizard, but not a Mr. T,
And Oprah couldn't talk yet, in the Land That Made Me, Me.

We had our share of heroes, we never thought they'd go,
At least not Bobby Darin, or Marilyn Monroe.
For youth was still eternal, and life was yet to be,
And Elvis was forever in the Land That Made Me, Me.

We'd never seen the rock band that was Grateful to be Dead,
And Airplanes weren't named Jefferson, and Zeppelins were not Led.
And Beatles lived in gardens then, and Monkeys lived in trees,
Madonna was Blessed Mary in the Land That Made Me, Me.

We'd never heard of microwaves, or telephones in cars,
And babies might be bottle-fed, but they were not grown in jars.
And pumping iron got wrinkles out, and 'gay' meant fancy-free,
And dorms were never co-Ed in the Land That Made Me, Me.

We hadn't seen enough of jets to talk about the lag,
And microchips were what was left at the bottom of the bag.
And hardware was a box of nails, and bytes came from a flea,
And rocket ships were fiction in the Land That Made Me, Me.

T-Birds came with portholes, and side shows came with freaks,
And bathing suits came big enough to cover both your cheeks.
And Coke came just in bottles, and skirts below the knee,
And Castro came to power near the Land That Made Me, Me.

We had no Crest with Fluoride, we had no Hill Street Blues,
We had no patterned pantyhose or Lipton herbal tea
Or prime-time ads for those dysfunctions in the Land That Made Me, Me.

There were no golden arches, no Perrier to chill,
And fish were not called Wanda, and cats were not called Bill.
And middle-aged was 35 and old was forty-three,
And ancient were our parents in the Land That Made Me, Me.

But all things have a season, or so we've heard them say,
And now instead of Maybelline we swear by Retin-A.
They send us invitations to join AARP,
We've come a long way, baby, from the Land That Made Me, Me.

So now we face a brave new world in slightly larger jeans,
And wonder why they're using smaller print in magazines.
And we tell our children's children of the way it used to be,
Long ago and far away in the Land That Made Me, Me.

If you didn't grow up in the fifties, You missed the greatest time in history,
Hope you enjoyed this read as much as I did.

 

 

 

Thoughts from the Squirrel Lair

 

Waiting on the Front Porch

 

On the first day, God created the dog and said, "Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past.  For this, I will give you a life span of twenty years."

 

The dog said, "That's a long time to be barking.  How about only ten years and I'll give you back the other ten?"  And God saw that it was good.

 

On the second day, God created the monkey and said, "Entertain people, do tricks, and make them laugh.  For this, I'll give you a twenty-year life span."

 

The monkey said, "Monkey tricks for twenty years?  That's a pretty long time to perform.  How about I give you back ten like the dog did?"  And God, again saw that it was good.

 

On the third day, God created the cow and said, "You must go into the field with the farmer all day long and suffer under the sun, have calves and give milk to support the farmer's family.  For this, I will give you a life span of sixty years."

 

The cow said, "That's kind of a tough life you want me to live for sixty years.  How about twenty and I'll give back the other forty?"  And God agreed that it was good.

 

On the fourth day, God created humans and said, "Eat, sleep, play, marry and enjoy your life.  For this, I'll give you twenty years."

 

But the human said, "Only twenty years?  Could you possibly give me my twenty, the forty the cow gave back, the ten the monkey gave back and the ten the dog gave back; that makes eighty, okay?"  "Okay," said God, "You asked for it."

 

So that is why for our first twenty years, we eat, sleep, play, and enjoy ourselves.   For the next forty years, we slave in the sun to support our family.  For the next ten years, we do monkey tricks to entertain the grandchildren.  For the last ten years, we sit on the front porch and bark at everyone.

 

Life has now been explained to you.

 

There is no need to thank me for this valuable information.  I'm doing it as a public service.  If you are looking for me, I will be on the front porch!

 

 

 

Alumni Website

 

We have renewed the account that Wanda Jackson had set up at the photo sharing website, picturetrail.com for the Roosevelt Alumni:  http://www.picturetrail.com/rooseveltalumni.  She had posted many pictures from past reunions, class panels, and old schools buildings along with write ups about them.  We thought you might find these interesting if you haven’t visited this site in the past.

 

 

 

Cooperton Valley Picture Trail

 

The “Cooperton Valley” Picture Trail site has been renewed for all to enjoy.  Thanks to Karen (Johnson) Mason for funding this site for the coming year.  This site has many pictures from past Cooperton School reunions.  We hope that you will find these photos interesting if you haven’t visited this site in the past (or if you have and wondered where it went).  Go to http://www.picturetrail.com/coopertonvalley to visit the site.

 

 

 

Interesting Tidbits

 

iPad Magic

 

Unbelievable!!!!  Thought you might enjoy this guy doing iPad Magic on Ellen.

 

http://ipadvideolessons.com/blog/150224-ipad-magic/

 

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Wildlife from National Geographic

 

National Geographic does it again!  ENJOY!

 

https://www.youtube.com/embed/Hodomt6bBOw

 

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Amazing Machines

 

Enjoy!!

 

http://safeshare.tv/w/LEFEsQlbSI

 

 

 

News

 

Roosevelt Senior Citizens

 

The Roosevelt Senior Citizens serves lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.  Lunch for Seniors is $4 and for the younger generation is $5.

 

The menu for the month of February is as follows:

 

Thursday, Apr. 2:  Spaghetti w/Meat Sauce, Green Beans, Garlic Rolls, Salad Bar, Dessert

 

Tuesday, Apr. 7:  Beef Rips, Rice, Gried Caaggage, Rolls, Salad Bar, Dessert

 

Thursday, Apr. 9:  Nacho Supreme, Spanish Rice, Mexican Corn, Salad Bar, Dessert

 

Tuesday, Apr. 14:  Chicken and Dumplings, Sweet Peas, Rolls, Salad Bar, Dessert

 

Thursday, Apr. 16:  Ham Steak Pinto Beans, Corn Bread, Salad Bar, Dessert 

 

Tuesday, Apr. 21:  Nacho Supreme, Spanish Rice, Mexican Corn, Salad Bar, Dessert

 

Thursday, Apr. 23:  Chicken Fried Steak, Mashed Potatoes/Gravy, Green Beans, Rolls, Salad Bar, Dessert

 

Tuesday, Apr. 28:  Stew, Corn Bread, Salad Bar, Dessert

 

Thursday, Apr. 30:  Beef Enchiladas, Refried Beans, Mexican Corn, Salad Bar, Dessert

 

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Roosevelt Cemetery

 

We received the following message from the Roosevelt Cemetery Association.

 

Just a reminder.  It’s about time to begin the mowing and maintenance of the Roosevelt Cemetery and, as always, we need your help.  We have 12.6 acres in our cemetery.  The cemetery was mowed 13 times last year.  We had a little more rain so the grass was greener and that made the cemetery look better.  The cemetery has blue stem grass on the west and north sides.  Blue stem is a real problem in a cemetery as it spreads quickly over the cemetery.  It is also a tall growing grass and it doesn’t take long to grow back after it has been mowed.  It usually has to be mowed every 2 weeks.  The cemetery is sprayed in the early spring to control weeds.  Most of the cemetery budget is spent on mowing, spraying tree trimming, and grave filling.

 

When you visit the cemetery, you will notice the cemetery rule sign.  The sign states the rules concerning the placement and removal of flowers.  Yu can help keep the cemetery looking nice by following the rules.

 

We have continued the tree and rose bush trimming.  We trim the lower limbs of the evergreen trees each year.

 

Graves were filled last year and more graves will be filled this year.  We hope to receive rain this year so the grass will spread on the graves.  The cemetery roads still need to be repaired, just not sure when this can be done.

 

We do not receive money from the town of Roosevelt.  Your donations are used to maintain the cemetery.  Many small town cemeteries are not maintained very well.  The Roosevelt Cemetery is one you can be proud of.  This can only be done with your help.

 

We hope that you will be pleased with all the work that has been done in the cemetery.  Our cemetery board members contribute their time and effort and are not paid for anything they do.

 

We appreciate your interest and donations each year.  We welcome your visits and thank you for your help in the past.

 

If you or any of your family members would like to be informed about the care of the cemetery, send the names and addresses and the board will include them in their mailing list.

 

Board of Trustees, Roosevelt Cemetery

 

Dale Miller, President

Allen Gibbons, Vice President

Ramona Cline, Superintendent

Gayle Lyde, Treasurer

Nolan McCall, Secretary  580-458-7916

Elizabeth Block, Roosevelt City Clerk

 

Roosevelt Cemetery Association

PO Box 94

Roosevelt, Oklahoma 73564

 

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Kiowa County Historical Society

 

The Kiowa County Historical Society is continuing the sale of the Pioneering in Kiowa County books 3, 4, 5, and 6 for $15 each.  They are available in the gift shop of the Museum along with other items.  If you don’t have these books, you should check from out.  There is lots of good Kiowa County history in them.

 

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Kiowa County Historical Society Bake Sale

 

The Kiowa County Historical Society will hold their annual Easter Bake Sale in front of the Museum on Saturday, April 4, 8 a.m. to Sell Out.  We would appreciate anyone who can bake and donate baked goods to sell, those who show up to buy baked goodies for your Easter dinner and those who can make a donation.  This annual fundraiser assists in keeping our wonderful county museum running.  For more information or a custom order, please call the museum at 580-726-6202 or come by at 518 S. Main Street in Hobart.

 

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Kiowa County Genealogical Society

 

The Kiowa County Genealogical Society will meet at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 14, 2015 in the Slaner Room at the Hobart Public Library, Hobart.  Ron Savage will be the featured speaker.  Member Linda Holly is in charge of the program. Refreshments will be served.  Everyone is welcome to join the group for a very informative evening!

 

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Roosevelt First Baptist Church Community Meal

 

The Roosevelt First Baptist Church will host it’s April free community meal on April 15 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. at the church.  The menu includes Beef and Chicken Enchiladas.  Everyone is invited to attend.

 

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Memorials made to the Kiowa County Historical Museum

 

Linda June Files

Mary Beth Buchanan

David & Galeen Chain

 

Eunice LaBerge

Mary Beth Buchanan

David & Galeen Chain

 

Harold Straub

Alton Graumann

Pat Graumann

Jan Barnard

Linda Middaugh

Bill & Lynetta Braun

 

William McElreath, Jr.

James & Lena Harris

 

Kurt Linstead

James & Lena Harris

 

Joe Hancock

Great Plains National Bank

James & Lena Harris

Junior & Donna Alderman

Bill & Lynetta Braun

 

Seveila Smith

Great Plains National Bank

 

Jerry Menz

James & Lena Harris

Michael Scott

Bill & Lynetta Braun

 

Pete Howl

James & Lena Harris

 

Eldon Hawkins

James & Lena Harris

 

Patsy Edge

James & Lena Harris

Bill & Lynetta Braun

 

Geraldine Askew

James & Lena Harris

Bill & Lynetta Braun

 

Jim Hebensperger

Great Plains National Bank

Bill & Lynetta Braun

 

Wanda Greb

Bill & Lynetta Braun

 

Johnnie Ervin

Victor & Vickie Woods

 

GRANITE SLABS in MEMORY OF:

 

Edward & Melba Livermore

Ed Livermore, Jr.

Mary Bush

Sarah Spencer

 

E. J. & Lulu Livermore

Ed Livermore, Jr.

Mary Bush

Sarah Spencer

 

Harold Straub

Kiowa County Historical Society

 

BRICKS IN HONOR OF:

 

Wayne Askew

Kiowa County Historical Society

 

 

 

Birthdays and Anniversaries

 

We have compiled all of the birthday and anniversary information we could from Wanda’s files.  We are sure we are missing some.  Please send us the birthdays and anniversaries for your family and friends so that we can have as complete as list as possible.  We are going to start with what we have from Wanda’s files so if we miss you, please send us the information so we have it for the news next year.  In addition, should any of the birthdays we list be wrong, also please let us know.

 

Happy Birthday To:

 

April 1 – Cheryl Ashcraft

April 3 – Keith Aldridge

April 4 – Dewayne Stafford

April 4 – Barbara Jan Pederson, Class of 1966

April 5 – Kevin McCannon
April 6 – Dick Jackson
April 7 – Janice Ward
April 7 – Charles Pollard, Class of 1956
April 8 – Brooke Franks

April 8 – Marge Salhus, Class of 1956
April 8 – Austin Simmons
April 8 – Carlee Haynie
April 9 – Shirley (Rickerd) Munselle, Class of 55
April 10 – Brianna Taylor
April 11 – Shane McLaury

April 15 – Alan Gibbons, Class of 1980

April 15 – Joyce (Geis) VanDerPol, Cooperton Class of 1962

April 16 – Phyllis (Stafford) Stockton, Class of 1953

April 16 – Bill Lyde, Class of 1962

April 16 – Jane (Lyde) Ankney, Class of 1962

April 19 – Johnney VanDerPol, Cooperton Class of 1960
April 21 – David Chain, Class of 1975
April 23 – Jed Funkhouser
April 24 – Larry Parrish
April 24 – Lloyd Hamman
April 24 – Crystal Greear
April 25 – Doug McNeill
April 27 – Gerry Ankney, Class of 1943
April 27 – Wanda Haunpo
April 28 – Alice Silcox
April 28 – Arlene Balderas Walker
April 28 – Norma Jurczewsky
April 29 – William Henson
April 30 – Donna Hawkins Cooper, Class of 1983

 

Happy Anniversary To:


April 11 – David and Galeen Chain

April 27 – Simon & Glenda Hebensperger

April 28 – Joey & Candace Thurmond

 

 

 

Humor

 

Dr. Young vs Dr. Geezer

 

An old geezer, who had been a retired farmer for a long time, became very bored and decided to open a medical clinic.  He put a sign up outside that said:  Dr. Geezer’s clinic.  “Get your treatment for $500, if not cured get back $1000.”

 

Doctor “Young,” who was positive that this old geezer didn’t know beans about medicine, thought this would be a great opportunity to get $1000.  So he went to Dr. Geezer’s clinic.

 

This is what transpired.

 

Dr. Young:  “Dr. Geezer, I have lost all taste in my mouth.  Can you please help me?”

 

Dr. Geezer:  “Nurse, please bring medicine from box 22 and put 3 drops in Dr. Young’s mouth.”

 

Dr. Young:  Aaagh!!  “This is gasoline!”

 

Dr. Geezer:  “Congratulations!  You’ve got your taste back.  That will be $500.”

 

Dr. Young gets annoyed and goes back after a couple of days figuring to recover his money.

 

Dr. Young”  “I have lost my memory, I cannot remember anything.”

 

Dr. Geezer:  “Nurse, please bring medicine from box 22 and put 3 drops in the patient’s mouth.”

 

Dr. Young:  “Oh no, you don’t, that is gasoline!”

 

Dr. Geezer:  “Congratulations!  You’ve got your memory back.  That will be $500.”

 

Dr. Young after having lost $1000 leaves angrily and comes back after several more days.

 

Dr Young:  “My eyesight has become weak—I can hardly see!!”

 

Dr. Geezer:  “Well, I don’t have any medicine for that so here’s your $1000 back.”

 

Dr. Young:  “But this is only $500…”

 

Dr. Geezer:  “Congratulations!  You got your vision back!  That will be $500.”

 

Moral of the story—Just because you’re “Young” doesn’t mean that you can outsmart an old “Geezer!”

 

 

 

Food for Thought

 

Hometown Battlefield

 

Even though this was done in Canada, it is just as applicable to the USA.

 

https://www.youtube.com/embed/Wq0X0bwMprQ?feature=player_embeddedAfter

 

 

 

Obituaries

 

Dee Moore, 83, Roosevelt, Class of 1948

http://rayandmarthas.com/CurrentObituary.aspx?did=d000077c-9e4c-427a-9f0d-854b8496bb32

 

Shawn Moore, 36, Roosevelt

http://rayandmarthas.com/CurrentObituary.aspx?did=65b868b0-491b-4f35-9d81-94affcd6b745

 

Useful Links:

 

Becker Funeral Home of Snyder, OK

http://www.beckerfuneral.com/?page=snyder

 

Peoples Cooperative Funeral Home of Lone Wolf, OK

http://www.peoplescooperativefuneralhome.com/who-we-are/history

 

Ray and Martha’s Funeral Home of Hobart, Mt. View, and Carnegie, OK

http://rayandmarthas.com/

 

Roosevelt Cemetery Layout

http://www.234enterprises.com/Roosevelt%20Cemetery%20Layout.htm

 

Roosevelt Cemetery Markers (Picture Trail)

http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/listing/user/rooseveltcemetery

 

Centerville Cemetery (west of Mt. Park) on Find A Grave

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2176228

 

Cooperton Green Valley Cemetery on Find A Grave

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=98552&CScn=Green+Valley+Cemetery&CScntry=4&CSst=38&CScnty=2165&

 

Cooperton Spring Hill Cemetery on Find A Grave

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?=cr&CRid=99577&CScn=Springhill+Cemetery&CScntry=4&CSst=38&

 

Gotebo Cemetery on Find A Grave

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=98525

 

Hobart Rose Cemetery on Find A Grave

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=99399&CScn=Hobart+Rose&CScntry=4&CSst=38

 

Hobart Resurrection (Catholic) Cemetery on Find A Grave

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2246374&CScn=Resurrection&CScntry=4&CSst=38

 

Mountain Park Cemetery on Find A Grave

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=99042&CScn=Mountain+Park&CScntry=4&CSst=38

 

Roosevelt Cemetery on Find A Grave

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=99397&CScn=roosevelt&CScntry=4&CSst=38

 

Saddle Mountain KCA Intertribal Cemetery on Find A Grave

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=99439

 

Snyder Fairlawn Cemetery on Find A Grave

 

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